Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFL4334GL004318 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenNov 20, 2023
MA
Last seenJul 28, 2025
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFL4334GL004318
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FL433

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
004318

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Jul 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2025MAIII · Driver-only1GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC 4303617158353D/ME
Mar 21, 2025CTIII · Driver-only1GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC 4303617258353D/ME
Mar 11, 2025VTI · Full1GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC 4303617258353D/ME
Feb 5, 2025MEI · Full1GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC 4303617258353D/ME
Jan 17, 2025MAI · Full2GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC 4303617258353D/ME
Sep 23, 2024MAII · Walk-around1VIVA EXPRESS INC 2198265258353D/ME
Jun 28, 2024CTI · Full2VIVA EXPRESS INC 2198265258353/ME
Mar 13, 2024MAI · Full4VIVA EXPRESS INC 2198265258353D/ME
Dec 26, 2023CTII · Walk-around1VIVA EXPRESS INC 2198265258353D/ME
Nov 20, 2023MAI · Full0VIVA EXPRESS INC 2198265258253D/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INC4303617Jan 17, 2025Jul 28, 20255MA
VIVA EXPRESS INC2198265Nov 20, 2023Sep 23, 20245MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
158353DMEGREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INCJul 28, 2025Jul 28, 20251
258353DMEGREYLOCK TRANSPORTATION INCJan 17, 2025Mar 21, 20254
258353DMEVIVA EXPRESS INCDec 26, 2023Sep 23, 20243
258353MEVIVA EXPRESS INCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
258253DMEVIVA EXPRESS INCNov 20, 2023Nov 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026